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I have been to two RunThrough events now, Run Aintree and Run Media City. Getting my self back into gear!<\/p>\nI have been to two RunThrough events now, Run Aintree and Run Media City. Getting my self back into gear!<\/p>\n
It all started at the end of 2019 when I started running again after piling on the weight and getting lazy with next to no exercise just work work work. I said enough is enough.<\/p>\n
My first run was 8km, which took over a hour to do. I know that might not sound long but it felt forever just to get it done. I started running once a week when I could, then twice a week, then three times a week.<\/p>\n
Come lockdown in 2020, I thought that was it, I’d been making strides in my times and as it was an unknown as to what was going to happen I simply kept running in the back garden to keep going till we could exercise outside again.<\/p>\n
Then, as everyone did, I had all my events cancelled!<\/p>\n
So I opted to take on virtual challenges and ran virtual after virtual. It meant I got my hands on plenty of bling.<\/p>\n
I then joined the Wigan Harriers to fine tune my run and times and it worked a treat. I went from over a hour for 10k race<\/strong><\/a> to sub 40 and sub 19 for 5k run<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n I have now joined the Robin Park runners in Wigan which have just become affiliated, something I think of as an achievement in its self. I was proud to represent them solo carrying the torch for the club at the Run Media City event and I did them proud coming 14th in the 5k!<\/p>\n![\"Runner](\"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-1.jpeg\" "\\"Runner")
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